Consider all 12 of the p orbitals on the four Cl atoms of a square planar complex

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Consider all 12 of the p orbitals on the four Cl atoms of a square planar complex like [PtCl4]2−

(a) Determine how these p orbitals transform under D4h and reduce the representation.

(b) Which metal orbitals can these SALCs bond with? 

(c) Which SALCs and which metal orbitals contribute to σ bonds? 

(d) Which SALCs and which metal orbitals contribute to the in-plane π bonds? 

(e) Which SALCs and which metal orbitals contribute to the out-of-plane π bonds?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9780198768128

7th Edition

Authors: Mark Weller, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke

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